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This is my Pidgeot, hope you guys like it!

Nature: Adamant
IVs: Speed

Brave Bird: For me, this is hell yeah! Because high damage and nice accuracy, I know you guys hate Pidgeot recoil, so let's see the next move!
Roost: Heal the weak Pidgeot nicely, also can heal the recoil damage.
Steel Wing: This move can cover two weakness and got chance to rose defense.
Aerial Ace: Oh yeah, this can no miss at all!

This is a bad set mega Padgett has no guard so it does not miss moves so put hurricane on it and heatwave it is not a good option to use uproar it traps you in battle so a pokemon can set up on you and use hidden power fire it covers ice and steel and u-turn can get you out of a bad situation. Good try with the set it is good for in game but not for competative

Hmm... seems like the perfect moveset fo a pidgeot( I was thinking of Fly instead of Air Slash...but I decided they were pretty much even(fly has 90 damage and 95 accuracy and protects you for 1 turn then attacks....Air Slash sometimes flinches and you can attack constantly without skipping turns))

Hurricane gives you beastly STAB, and a good confusion Chance, Work up increases Attack and Sp Attack, which works.
HP Water gets a power boost in the rain, and Double Edge hits for hard STAB, Making him Suicide with Life orb.

Hidden power is not the same for two Podgeot's, as the type of the move is base on ev's and iv's. I would know because I have two pidgeots, both with hidden power. One is water and the other is grass. You might need to change this

Yes, that's correct, except Hidden Power types are determined 100% by IVs, EVs and base stats have absolutely nothing to do with it. However, this moveset simply recommends that you use a Pidgeot with Hidden Power Water over anything else. It says nowhere that all Pidgeot get Hidden Power Water.
Since most of these movesets were designed for use on Pokemon Showdown, it barely matters anyway since you can just enter the correct IV values. http://www.pokemonshowdown.com

Pidgeot is not the best option for a flying member on a team, but it can work out in certain situations. I´d go with a Life Orb as Pidgeot can do some damage due to its average attack, good speed and then regain some HP with Roost. Although, Leftovers can help it last longer, if it gets a status problem, then is pretty much a death bird.

Return/Quick Attack - STAB moves, Return has good power, is reliable and has no recoil damage, Quick Attack is weaker, but priority moves are really useful in competitive battles..Brave Bird/Fly - STAB moves, both have good power, can hit any foe in Triple Battles, good accuracy, Brave Bird is stronger, but has recoil damage, good option to use when HP is low.Steel Wing - Coverage against Ice and Rock weaknesses, decent power and accuracy, there´s a chance to boost the bird´s defense which can´t be lowered due to its ability.Roost - Since Pidgeot is kind of bulky, it can restore good HP and take more hits, recover HP from Brave Bird´s recoil and Life Orb´s recoil.

Hurricane is a powerful STAB move that has really good neutral coverage and won't miss due to No Guard. Hurts Grass, Bugs and Fighting types.
Heat Wave is used to hurt Steel types (not including Heatran) that can take Hurricane with ease. Also hurts Ice types.
U-turn can be used to switch out of a counter and keep momentum. Hidden Power Grass or Ground are the other option, with HP Grass hurting Rock, Ground and Water types, while HP Ground hurts Fire, Steel, Electric, Rock and Poison types.
Roost is so you can recover any lost health,especially if Stealth Rock is up.

Hyper Beam is an option to go out with a big bang once Mega Pidgeot is no longer needed.

Thats Good, But Maybe Replace Air Slash, With Aerial Ace, Unless Your Pidgeot has Higher Sp Attack, or They Are About Equal.

Sweeper: Steel Wing(covers 2 of Pidgeots' weaknesses), Fly(needed for getting around, pretty strong, STAB, or if you don't like fly, Aerial Ace or Air Slash), Return(Excellent power with max happiness, STAB), and Double Team/Featherdance(for some defenses).

Okay, mainly team support/scouting. Brave Bird is just there because you don't really have anything else in terms of support, so it's just there in case you need to attack. U-Turn allows you to scout out the situation. Quick Attack allows for revenge killing. All these moves use Life Orb to actually do something. Tailwind gives the rest of your team some Speed to use, which can be pretty helpful. Tangled Feet isn't really useful, but it is better than the other abilities it gets.

Mud Slap being Physical in Gen III can be annoying with a bander, because you'll actually do damage to your opponent, and be lowering their Accuracy!
Ariel Ace can be replaced with Wing Attack due to Pidgeot having Keen Eye, so yeah.
Frustration is super powered, a great sub is return if this isn't PO.
Faint Attack will take out the Powerhouses Alakazam and Gengar ( Ugh... ) Which are both total monsters in the Gen III Meta Game.

Pidgeot sucks. Yeah, it's just awful.
Tailwind provides you with team support. That way Pidgeot can die knowing it helped better Pokemon do something. Heat Wave is a great move in multi-battles, hitting multiple Pokemon. However, having only 262 Sp Attack puts a damper on that, but hey, Life Orb helps out there. Air Slash is STAB and in Triple Battles can hit any foe. Round is just a multi-battle move. If you team Pidgeot up with other Round users, you can do some damage.

Hurricane is STAB, Heat Wave hits Steel-types, and HP Ground covers your Electric & Rock weaknesses. Last move is tough. Roost could heal off Stealth Rocks damage if you can predict a switch, Uproar is STAB but locks you into it, and Hyper Beam could be used as a powerful last resort if you think you gonna die anyways or are going for the last hit of the match.

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
EVs: 252 Sp.atk/252 Spd/4 Hp
Ability: Big Pecks ---> No Guard
-Heat Wave
-Hurricane
-Round
-Quick Attack/U-Turn
Alright lemme explain. Heat wave is to cover those Steel-types that wall it such as Scizor. Hurricane has a nice chance to confuse and 100% accuracy with No Guard so it is quite useful unless the opponent switches. Round is because Gengars are fairly common and if you use Uproar, they are likely to switch to Gengar and cream you with Thunderbolt. Quick Attack for UU and below to finish of Pokemon quickly. U-Turn for OU and above to scout and get some damage and switch out if you see a threat.